Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
3144056 Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery 2008 7 Pages PDF
Abstract

SummaryIntroductionVarious methods have been reported for reconstructing the lower eyelid, but there is still the problem of creating a deep fornix and a supportive eyelid for housing an artificial eye.Case reportA new prefabricated flap was developed using auricular cartilage and the lateral femoral circumflex vessels as vascular pedicles. This was applied in a 64-year-old male patient with total lower eyelid loss following an extended maxillectomy for tumour.ConclusionThe prefabricated flap described here showed more flexibility and a longer vascular pedicle, thus improving the applications for use in patients with limited recipient vessels yet without major sacrifice or deformity in the donor area.

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